Rocketman is a great musical biopic with a strong lead performance. This movie tells the true life story of Elton John in musical form, as we live his fantasy. Taron Egerton gives a fantastic performance. He completely disappears into the role to the point you sometimes think you are watching young Elton for real. Jamie Bell gives a great performance as Elton’s songwriter. He has good chemistry with Egerton and the two play off each other well. Richard Madden gives a decent performance. He plays a jerk decently enough. Bryce Dallas Howard gives a good performance in her supporting role and she looks unrecognizable. Dexter Fletcher did a great job directing. The musical numbers are well shot and intricately done. The script is really good but has some issues. The start of the movie is rather weak. As for the musical numbers themselves, some of them are extremely forced. The ones that work, though, are extremely fun and exciting to watch. At 121 minutes the pacing is fine. I was never bored, but there are parts that drag on way too long. Overall, Rocketman was a good musical biopic with a fantastic lead performance that culminates into a great time at the movies despite its flaws.
8/10
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